O uso das descobertas e invenções de Arquimedes nas aulas de matemática

Abstract

The present work has as its theme the use of Archimedes' discoveries and inventions, specifically the work Floating Bodies in Mathematics classes, having as its general objective to analyze the potentialities and limitations of a mathematics teaching proposal that uses the theme of the referred work in a High School class. Our intention was to answer the following question: what are the potentialities and limitations of a teaching proposal that aims to use one of the principles of Archimedes, Floating Bodies, in Mathematics teaching specifically in high school? The theoretical basis used were the works of D 'Ambrósio (2000), Saito (2016), Mendes (2001),) among others. The nature of the research has an exploratory nature, with a qualitative approach, and the case study was used as a research procedure in the use of the didactic sequence, applied in a class of the 1st grade of a state school, located in the municipality of Rio Tinto-PB, which was attended by 19 students aged 16 to 20 years. The data collection instruments used in the research were the didactic sequence activities and the evaluation questionnaire. Observing the results, they indicate that the students had difficulties in relating the historical concepts studied with their daily life and also had difficulty in interpreting questions in the activities performed in the didactic sequence. Even in the face of the difficulties presented, we conclude that the use of Archimedes' discovery and inventions uses promoted a greater interest for the study of mathematical contents, stimulated students to think mathematically, helped students have a more active posture in mathematics classes and allowed that students learn from situations contained in their daily lives.